Alfred Forchel, the President of the University of Würzburg, (centre) at the awarding ceremony of the honorary doctorate in Haifa with Peretz Lavie, the President of the Technion, (left) and Technion Vice President, Adam Schwartz. (Image: Doron Shaham / Technion)
06/19/2019 - A renowned physicist and good friend of Israel: Alfred Forchel, the President of the University of Würzburg, has received a special honour in recognition of his research and commitment to international research partnerships. Alfred Forchel, the President of the University of Würzburg, has been awarded a honorary doctoral degree by the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa on 17 June. In addition to his "excellent contributions" to physics research, the Israeli university commended Forchel's "indefatigable commitment to Israel and the scientific collaboration with Technion researchers". "Professor Forchel is an advocate of international collaborative research on a large scale in the fields of nanofabrication, photonics and electronics, physics of semiconductor nanostructures and semiconductor lasers," said Professor Peretz Lavie, the President of the Technion, in his laudatory speech and he added: "He has always had a special place in his heart for the scientists of the Technion." Forchel has been committed to promoting the cooperation between the University of Würzburg and the Technion over the past years. "It's a great honour" In a video message, the Israel Institute of Technology highlighted Forchel's research achievements, such as the establishment of the Microstructure Laboratory at the University of Würzburg which he developed to become "one of the worldwide leading research centres for state-of-the-art semiconductor micro and nano structures". Or "nanoplus", a company founded by Forchel, which is a "global leader in infrared semiconductor lasers".
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